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Transportation
Robert Asplin was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
Larkins (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 360 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Hulk Records. HO-9-4_2 page 22/49 Woolwich Hulks, (Prudentia, Retribution and Justitia) Received 5 May 1817. Robert Asplin, age 40, Sheep stg, Tried Huntingdon, 15 March 1817, NSW, Life, Transp’d 28 June 1817.
Huntingdonshire Lent assizes. Robert Asplin was indicted for stealing, in the parish of Great Stukely, one wether sheep, of the value of 40s, the property of James Torkington, Esq..—The facts of the robbery and apprehension of the were proved by the prosecutor, his shepherd, and another witness as well as by John Alien, on accomplice, who said, that upon a Saturday before last harvest, Asplin asked him to go along with him—they went to a ground of Mr. Torkington’s, where they caught a sheep, and drove ... Cambridge Chronicle, 21 March 1817.
1817 - Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Name: Robert Asplin Vessel: Larkins Convicted Date: 15 Mar 1817. Voyage Date: 24 Jul 1817 Colony: New South Wales Place of Conviction: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England Convicted same day with Thomas Fuller - both received Life sentences ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1820 - New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930. Name: Robt Asplin. Vessel Arrived In: Larkins Date of Admission/Photo: 4 Dec 1820 Gaol: Sydney. Gaol Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Record Type: Entrance Book By whom committed. CCF . Remarks; G Gang ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1821 - Master of Ship - Wilkinson. How disposed of - Newcastle in the colony ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1825 - Employment G S John Fallon, Sydney ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1829 - 18 April. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879. Aspinall, Robert. (Born abt. 1762) Age 67 18 April 1829. St Phillips, Sydney